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Wusterhausen

Coordinates: 52°52′59″N 12°28′00″E / 52.88306°N 12.46667°E / 52.88306; 12.46667
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Wusterhausen
Church in Nackel
Church in Nackel
Coat of arms of Wusterhausen
Location of Wusterhausen within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
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Wusterhausen is located in Germany
Wusterhausen
Wusterhausen
Wusterhausen is located in Brandenburg
Wusterhausen
Wusterhausen
Coordinates: 52°52′59″N 12°28′00″E / 52.88306°N 12.46667°E / 52.88306; 12.46667
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOstprignitz-Ruppin
Government
 • Mayor (2018–26) Philipp Schulz[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total195.42 km2 (75.45 sq mi)
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,854
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16868
Dialling codes033979
Vehicle registrationOPR
Websitewww.wusterhausen.de

Wusterhausen (German pronunciation: [vʊstɐˈhaʊ̯zn̩]; official name Wusterhausen/Dosse) is a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in northwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Dosse, 7 km southeast of Kyritz, and 75 km northwest of Berlin.

History

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From 1815 to 1945, Wusterhausen was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany.

Demography

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Wusterhausen/Dosse: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 8,144—    
1890 8,151+0.01%
1910 7,673−0.30%
1925 7,912+0.20%
1939 7,619−0.27%
1950 11,550+3.85%
1964 8,590−2.09%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1971 8,338−0.42%
1981 7,561−0.97%
1985 7,447−0.38%
1990 7,266−0.49%
1995 7,097−0.47%
2000 6,857−0.69%
2005 6,584−0.81%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 6,227−1.11%
2015 6,013−0.70%
2016 5,955−0.96%
2017 5,885−1.18%
2018 5,807−1.33%
2019 5,761−0.79%
2020 5,755−0.10%

People

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References

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Church in Tornow
  1. ^ Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons